Child Abuse in Adams and Broomfield Counties

Each year, over 1500 children in Adams and Broomfield Counties become part of the child welfare court system due to abuse or neglect, through no fault of their own.

National and State Statistics

According to American Society for the Care of Children (SPCC) , the most recent report of data from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System, approximately 679,000 children in the U.S. were found to be victims of child abuse or neglect every year. The maltreatment rate was 9.1 per 1,000 children in the population in 2014. Read more!